ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82866
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 March 1971 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Pilatus PC-6/C-H2 Turbo Porter |
| Owner/operator: | Air America |
| Registration: | N393R |
| MSN: | 598 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Can Tho (V-17) -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Can Tho (V-17) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mid-air collision with United States Army Bell AH-1G Cobra 67-15676 while on short final approach. Pilot Capt. Kenneth A. Houp. The number of occupants in the Porter reported as one (1), three (2) and six (3). The official accident report list the pilot and three passenger's. The passengers were James A. Hyde, PhamThi Bich Ngoc, and To Huu.
Sources:
http://www.pc-6.com/history/598.htm
The Aircraft of Air America / by Dr. Joe F. Leeker (1)
JBaugher (2)
http://www.armyaircrews.com/cobra_nam.html (3)
Summary of accident report, DA form 1 June 66 2397
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2010 15:01 | TB | Added |
| 08-Jun-2015 18:27 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2015 18:58 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2015 19:00 | TB | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 30-Jul-2020 15:43 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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